Gryphaea: related to the oyster, Gryphaea is characterized by its
distinctively
convoluted shape;
fine markings extend across the shell at right
angles to
the
direction of growth. In some mature
specimens,
the coiling
of the shell
became so pronounced that it is unlikely that the shell could be
opened at all,
at which point the animal must have died. (www.britannica.com)
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